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| - To start, Guu is a pretty cool concept. When you walk into the bunker-like building through the produce cooler plastic flap door, you will be greeted by the staff in Japanese. This happens every time someone enters or leaves.
I'm not a drinker, so I'm just reviewing the food here, and I was decidedly unimpressed. The drink list is quite impressive though, especially if you're in to sake. The portions are small and expensive for what they are.
The octopus balls arrived piping hot, and were extremely salty. There were far too many competing flavours to be able to enjoy these
The beef tataki was wonderful- an expertly seared piece of beef, and a delicious ponzu with shredded vegetable
The yakisoba noodles arrived as a lukewarm, sticky flavourless mess, with only a few token shards of the promised beef and mushrooms
The mackerel was extremely greasy (and mackerel is an oily fish to begin with) and the garlic in the dish was burnt, giving everything the extremely bitter taste of burnt garlic. The dish was also extremely salty.
The staff were very friendly and attentive, and navigated the crowded dining room with ease. They also knew the menu and drink list very well
Overall, high marks for the ambiance, service and the beef tataki, everything else being a disappointment
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